Mountaineering in Nepal

 Nepal is a mountainous country. We can see many snow-capped lofty mountains. The highest peak in the world, Mt.Everest, attracts many tourists. Many people climb other mountains, too. Many Nepali Sherpas are employed in the field of mountaineering. They scale the mountains for two purposes: firstly to gain fame and secondly as the profession.

 Mountaineering has promoted tourism in Nepal. Many foreign tourists visit Nepal to climb mountains. Especially, they want to scale Mt.Everest. It was first scaled by Tenzing and Hillary in 1953. Since then, it has been an adventure for the mountain climbers. Mountaineers must possess the spirit of adventure. They have to face with many problems and dangers while climbing mountains. It is an organized sport. There are many training centres throughout the world to train the mountaineers. They are taught how to accomplish the heroic task safely. Because of lofty mountains, mountaineering has been flourished in Nepal.

 The sport of mountaineering has many merits in Nepal. It has uplifted tourism by luring tourists. We can earn foreign currency from tourism. Thus, mountaineering helps us to earn foreign currency. Many Nepalese are employed in the field of mountaineering. They donot have to face with the problem of unemployment. Our country Nepal has been known to all parts of the world because of mountaineering. The tourists who visit Nepal once get fascinated to visit again. They also express their views with friends and relatives. Thus mountaineering helps us to gain foreign currency, to solve the problem of unemployment and to make Nepal known all over the world.

 Mountaineering can cause some demerits. It is a risky job. Unfortunately, some mountain climbers are killed while climbing mountains. It also causes environmental problems. The mountaineers throw cans, bottles, plastics etc on the way. They pollute the environment. Mountaineering is very important in Nepal. It certainly boosts up the economic status of the country. The drawbacks of it are nominal. It should be promoted appropriately. The sectors concerned are expected to pay a complete attention to gear it up